United States Army Sustainment Command

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U.S. Army Sustainment Command
US Army Sustainment Command DUI.png
Active22 September 2006 –present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
TypeArmy Command
RoleLogistics Support
Part of AMC shoulder insignia.svg U.S. Army Materiel Command
Garrison/HQ Rock Island Arsenal
Motto(s)"On the line"
Website www.aschq.army.mil
Commanders
Current
commander
MG David Wilson

United States Army Sustainment Command (ASC) is the primary provider of logistics support to units of the United States Army. It is a major subordinate command of United States Army Materiel Command (AMC).

Contents

Four types of command authority can be distinguished: [1]

  1. COCOM – combatant command: unitary control (not further delegatable by the combatant commander CCDR)
  2. ADCON – administrative control of the command function of "obtaining resources, direction for training, methods of morale and discipline" [1]
  3. OPCON – operational control of sustainment, a command function, in this case, embodied in an Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB)
  4. TACON – tactical control of sustainment, as embodied in a Contracting Support Brigade

The sustainment function for an Army installation, such as Fort Bliss, and White Sands Missile Range, two contiguous but administratively separate military installations, can be tailored to the situation. [2] In the case of geographically remote locations, logistics can be an additional constraint to be solved, while still providing sustainment to the Army soldier. [3]

Major subordinate units

Tactical units

List of commanding generals

No.Commanding GeneralTerm
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDuration
1
BG Jerome Johnson.jpg
Major General
Jerome Johnson
September 22, 2006July 31, 2007312 days
2
US Army 53095 MG Bob Radin.jpg
Major General
Robert M. Radin
July 31, 2007 [6] September 2, 20092 years, 33 days
3
Yves J. Fontaine (1).jpg
Major General
Yves J. Fontaine
September 2, 2009 [7] October 28, 20112 years, 56 days
4
Lieutenant General Patricia E. McQuistion.jpg
Major General
Patricia E. McQuistion
October 28, 2011 [8] September 18, 2012326 days
5
John F. Wharton (2).jpg
Major General
John F. Wharton
(born 1957)
September 18, 2012 [9] August 21, 20141 year, 337 days
6
Kevin G. O'Connell.jpg
Major General
Kevin G. O'Connell
August 21, 2014 [10] August 11, 20161 year, 356 days
7
Edward M. Daly (3).jpg
Major General
Edward M. Daly
(born 1965)
August 11, 2016 [11] July 25, 2017348 days
8
Duane A. Gamble (5).jpg
Major General
Duane A. Gamble
July 25, 2017 [12] August 29, 2019 [13] 2 years, 35 days
9
Steven A. Shapiro (3).jpg
Major General
Steven A. Shapiro
August 29, 2019 [14] June 24, 2020300 days
10
Daniel G. Mitchell (4).jpg
Major General
Daniel G. Mitchell
June 24, 2020 [15] May 27, 2021 [16] 337 days
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Matthew L. Sannito (2).jpg
Matthew L. Sannito
Acting
May 27, 2021June 15, 202119 days
11
Christopher O. Mohan (5).jpg
Major General
Christopher O. Mohan [18]
June 15, 2021 [19] July 19, 20221 year, 34 days
12
David Wilson (5).jpg
Major General
David Wilson
July 19, 2022 [20] Incumbent19 days

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References

  1. 1 2 Dr. Christopher R. Paparone (May-June 2007) Army Logistician COCOM, ADCON, OPCON, TACON Support —Do You Know the Difference? another copy can be found here
  2. "Fort Bliss sustainment mission command". www.army.mil.
  3. Megan Gully (September 27, 2018) How Army logistics help Soldiers maintain strategic advantage
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Army materiel enterprise, industrial base surge to rebuild 'golden HETs'". www.army.mil.
  6. "Radin returns to Arsenal, takes over ASC". www.army.mil.
  7. "Maj. Gen. Fontaine takes reins of Army Sustainment Command". www.army.mil.
  8. "McQuistion takes reins of Army Sustainment Command". www.army.mil.
  9. "ASC welcomes new commanding general at assumption of command". www.army.mil.
  10. "O'Connell returns to Arsenal to take command of ASC". www.army.mil.
  11. "Daly takes command of ASC". www.army.mil.
  12. "Gamble returns to RIA to take command of ASC". www.army.mil.
  13. "Change of command ceremony marks change in leadership, highlights transition in mission". DVIDS.
  14. "MG Steven A. Shapiro". www.aschq.army.mil.
  15. "Mitchell returns to the Midwest to take command of ASC". www.army.mil.
  16. Levesque, Paul (28 May 2021). "Mitchell relinquishes command of ASC, retires from Army". dvidshub.net.
  17. "Major General Christopher O. Mohan - General Officer Management Office".
  18. "Major General Christopher O. Mohan - General Officer Management Office".
  19. "ASC welcomes new commanding general along Mississippi River". www.army.mil.
  20. "MG David Wilson". U.S. Army Sustainment Command. Retrieved 20 July 2022.